U.S. Border Patrol agents seized 105 pounds of smuggled fentanyl pills, less than two weeks after illicit drugs were also recovered in Southern California.

A suspect was arrested after border patrol agents discovered over 100 pounds of fentanyl pills being smuggled into Southern California. At around 4 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents spotted a suspicious vehicle near Avenida Vista Hermosa on the 5 Freeway in San Clemente.

Border Patrol San Diego Sector agents seized more than 100 pounds of fentanyl pills this week at a station north of Camp Pendleton.

Former Border Patrol Chief Aaron Heitke at a Congressional hearing on Thursday revealed he was told to be silent about certain immigration practices including data on terror encounters and flights to fly illegal immigrants.

Former San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke told lawmakers he was stopped from releasing information on migrants in his sector.